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Title: General John Jacob : commandant of the Sind Irregular Horse and founder of Jacobabad
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Shand, Alexander Innes, 1832-1907
Subjects: Jacob, John, 1812-1858 India -- History British occupation, 1765-1947
Publisher: London, Seeley and co., limited
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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n which Jacob was, as soonas it had come into the harbour of Bombay, with a letteifrom Lord Elphinstone. He found him reading in thecabin. To most soldiers the loss of so important a com-mand would have been a bitter disappointment. Jacobread the note with unconcern and went on reading hisbook. He returned with perfect contentment to his oldquarters at Jacobabad. Had he steamed into the harbour a few hours soonerhis days might have been prolonged, and he might havedied Lord Jacob of Jacobabad, though few men wouldhave been more indifferent to the distinction. He wentback straightway to his frontier duties, nor is there anallusion in any letters extant to any disappointment hemay have experienced. Frere is corresponding withhim again in the old familiar terms. Jacob sells him afavourite riding-horse for Mrs. Freres use. Her husbandwrites on November 25th that if the gentlemen inRajpootana do not take care, we shall have to reconquerCentral India as well as Oude. Happily the rebels were
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N o 55 ^ ^ O < < is a KHELAT CORRESPONDENCE 287 persuaded to evacuate Rajpootana, and so Central Indiahad not to be reconquered. The regiment of SindHorse sent from Persia to Bombay had done good servicein the Southern Mahratta country under Major MalcohnGreen. Afterwards the men were marched back to head-quarters at Jacobabad, by a route which was left to theirCommandants discretion, being twice detained on theway to assist the field forces under Sir George Lawrenceand General Roberts respectively. Another body ofirregular Belooch Horse had been raised on the spurof the moment in answer to a request of Lawrence,under the direction of Frere and Jacob. The commandwas given to Lieutenant Macaulay, and if the drill leftsomething to desire from a martinets point of view, thediscipline and order were excellent. Macaulay wasgranted absolute powers, and he got his savage troopersunder such perfect control that they actually respectedprivate property, and in the midst of flocks and over

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